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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-04-26
HARTFORD.

Plea,y OF snow and good slelghiug.
Amos Purkis and II. A. Biekntll are do
ing quite business making maple svruI
and sugar.
Mis-. n. A. Irish IL 10 Portland. and on'
OF Der children IL down with the measles.
q. NJ. Irish hiss hired Lincoln furhis ih'
coming season on HE farm.
Francis Jordan IL trying % trade with
Robinson Dear Tor the III. shaw farm.
Walter Msrston II keeping house on
Bear Mountain and takes hosrders.
Ropello keene has purchased q valuabls
horse OF Horace Morrill,.
The writer lost good COW . shor, time
ago.
The Seleoimen have appointed Doctor
Maxim. Jane. Irish and william eastman
for . Bos-i OF Health In Hartford.
Ezra Keene. Jr, IL going 10 bald atwo'
story house this season.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-04-26
BUCKFIFLn

Very quiet abOui t0sn Fast Day. The
ss.A services wsru observed Al he baP-
tst church
DE- eli Dsvle OF Sclias,s. Mass. vas
u tlsn lkst wcsk
NJ A. Cannon Of Metals ws 10
.osn Fsst Day
W AZ blessed % know our gsniA land
orr. NJ Tonin. l. cOnvAle.cicg.
Or e b. Brigham went % Cohsssst'
h,ss. NoadAy last, where be Intends To-
eating
Mr. Mary Barrows died AZ Der residence
Saturday. April -. after loog and severe
lr.ss ~ more tAsn TOO years
Ms Dr. W z BridghAm has retained
irou Portlsnd. where she has been spend
az fss DAY With Der daughter. Mrs X
{. Bradford.
MIS- Jo.le Prince eutsrtslnsd frisnfs a
asr hone on Elm Sirest SATURDAY evening
lsailre % TIE evening "A DJnksJ
Party
NJ Ant Ms. Henry Nalty retained
fom Portland. "Wednesday, where tnsy
VIE united In marriage a. The resid.nes
oitae brides father. T. :. Brigham. E-q
Iasy are A. present stopping II TIE Buck
Ted nouse.
Az th- present writing many OF ou'
tolrg msn are badly sfiilcted with m
As.sss f-ser. Doubtless u will prove 10
"a ~ some.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-04-26
PORTER.

Stow has disappeared quite fast Tor
20 days. and n IL continues The wheeling
VI soon Est N BE- good 90 dry ground A.
tasre = tut Little frOst In The ground u
W settle very fast.
No games o. ball Fast Day. - there Vas
% sfoanf free enough frOm snow TO play
1pon.
Tosis and xsusrson are turning thei'
ogs lnto Ossip~e River. ard The nrst drive
ass started ant Il now near this place.
ffAnk O.gOod % Psrsonsh. IA has been
eoaod over to the nsxt Court to Be held
~ lork County for forgery, and for want
% oail seut N j,l q, Alfref He impli'
ssiss Hirsm Evans OF KsEsr Falls. Who has
sharing to-csy.
M Moses LIBBY IL putiipx . plsrt'
1oond bis house and having bis ouilfins
usaisd - q nev coat OF pzint Wher
eonpie,sd b wili have one OF TIE oSs'
s'snds % ~ foand In the coonty.
M samuel Stsnl~y has large lot o
sAlngles.
Mrs. Eva Cook IL quite alex.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-04-26
EAST HEBRON.

ThS ladies OF this place AL have qalis
severe attack Of the RUG fever.
e. W. FOSTER has made and sold &c
worth 81 maple syrup this spring
] J. FULLER shipped csr.losd OF pots
toe- 10 Boston last Monday. Buyers have
10 De careful about paying too much since
The new freight lsw came into eject For
y.four dollar. IL reported a. paid Tor one
car from Hebron 10 Boston.
There were no services here on Easter
there were services on Fast Day.
The new shutters are hung In the church
AMI they make . grand improvement
& :. Kesue has proved himself worthy
barber As well a. qualified 10 work In
laundry.
George Borneman OF South Paris has
len bis work In this place. getting oui
hoops. AMI gone home on account OF vi
health.
Hiram u. and Daniel Y. keene are 10
have The lob % running the road machine
In Hebron this spring and srmmer
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-04-26
RANT BETIIEL

Fast Day passed Oh very pleasantly With
the usual crowd aud game ofball.
Re Carpenter and O. II. Kimbsli have
jos, made On advantageous exchange oil
rial estate.
Mrs. v. u. Howe has returned from Wal
than. Mess.
P.D. Bartlett from Berlin Mills, N. H..
spent the Sabbath n his old home In this
place.
4. @. Estes, who IL AZ work 10 Boston.
IL now attending IN his business Affairs 10
this place. -.
jacob K'mbsll has returned 10 the old
homestead farm. To live with bis son. G. u
kimhsll
Miss Unnie Holt, who has been visiting
relatives and friends In Mass. has returned
20 her work At Sanford.
n. J. Howard has returned IRON Boston.
School meeting. Saturday, April 30.
VIII Illlliard was committed for three
years hard labor IN the Concord STATE
Prison from Coos County. N. II. on the
2sth OF October. iss6, for breaking. enter
Ing and stealing. Warden Dodge whites !
III he good ooniuc, con,inues. he VIII
shorten hts sentence &c days"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-04-26
HIRAM.

Fred Googius. who has been working al
Avalanche. ~ n. has returned home.
Flander- uoigdOn. Who has been SICK
With = rising In Ms throat. l. recovering
Mrs. James wAisvOfth IL recovering
from = severe Illness
Mr. Llewsllyn A. wsdsworth has been
quite sick sons two weeks with Neuralgia
I.a.c l. Brown Is bailding an addition
On his harm.
Mrs. Euta Brsrler Is sick with rheuma'
il.m.
Mr.. Charlotte Lowell. aged % years. The
oldest p~r-0n In town, Is cult III.
Eugene wsd.vOrth Is eOnnaei 70 the
house hv Illness.
Mss Ruth II wsdsworih Is recovering
from dangerous attack Of pneumonia anu
congestion % the lungs.
Frank jameson and family have gone
West
John II scrihuer IL recovering from an
illness OF IDouths' duration.
GA April n We hauled lumber two ana
hslf miles on . sled.
TIE ice broke up In sseo River Apf'l
ilth. u
90 April i6th. 1859. snow fell 10 Hiram
10 the depth Of Is inches.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-04-26
WEST REIHRL.

chsrles ID. Smith. Caleb y. walker and
Harrison W. Preach are s,lll on The siek
list.
Mr. Watts, OF Desring. has moved on 70
the Dea Leonard Grover farm, purchased
ny him last fall.
A. \ Bean has been away on business
tour 20 Boston and New York.
John Cobb aud wife are stopping With
her parents, Mr.. aud Mrs. ID. Lowell.
AIdano Barrett. OF Audover. has moved
into the Charles A. WALKER house. All ihe
vacant rents are fast being rlled.
The dancing school closes this week.
Fred /. Milleii, OF South Paris, was 10
town again Monday.
Those Who have early pigs 10 sell could
nud many purchasers In this village, a.
they are very scarce here.
5. J. Walker talks OF opening livery
stable.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-04-26
HEBRON.

The firs, wagon OF the season made ~
appearance Monday, April issh. In ih'
spring Of ISL. Rev. A. q. Ilerriek cams
through from Bangor With swsgon In i've
days the last week OF February aud The
wheeling WAS quite good.
Prof. Moody was A. bis fathers on san
day.
Miss Rosa eastman, who has been very
sick with sore throat. IL much better.
Mrs. J. ID Siurtevant IL quite poorly.
Dr Douhsm III. taken 10 visiting bis
patient. on horseback this bad travelling.
III Packard 10 shingllng bis house. C
The two most important events Of th'
week were the Prize Debate, on MondA,
evening, aud the Prize Exhibition, frids,
evening
Tn. question was-"Resolyed, That cor
pors,ions In the United States have pro
NOTED The social and material condition o
the people" The disputsnis were st ~
frms,ise, Mr. Aver. 2 I. Mr.. Richmond, ~
Mr. Park, lsi negative, Mr.. Irish, -. MT
Bonn,y. 81, Mr. Lombard. The debate
vas very interesting. The frst prize VA
awarded 10 Ellsry G. Park. Mexico. Th'
second was equally divided between MI
Lombard aud Mr.. Irish. The committee
10 award the prizes was Frank Pufingion
Eco . McFslis.
Tn. Prize Exhibition Was given fndaj
evening. Many considered the declams
tious aud readings the best that have eve
been given here, and the contest Was vefl
close. The committee 10 award prize
were Mr.. Milan, Principal OF the hig'
school. Metals, aud Messrs. Iutchin'
and Thurs,on OF Metals. The nrst prlz
In defamation WAS awarded To hiery
Park; the second 10 James l.. Moov
honorable mention given 10 Fred II Mar
shall aud Chsrles II. Skillings. Prl-s u
r,cltation-l., TO Abbis y Jordan. Uppe
Gloucester, 2 to Grace French, Tarner
honorable mention 10 Alice q. Merrill AM
Mabel Y. whitman. The following pro
grsmme was given
ussic. Prayer. Masic.
addis N. sutton-rhe WILLOWS Light
Eliery Z. fark-uujasi National Ae9uis
Annie N. Proctor Harry CONQUEST. Wife.
Alice u. M.rriIl-Desth Of Charles ~.
wallace D.. Dsy-the seventh fiasne
Egypt
Mianis NJ. Andrews-The writing on IN
sand.
Artsii J. Rnsseli-rhe Danny mn.
| trace N. French Hos lie ssyesi sthichAei'
Jennie W. P.cksrd-Mona's waters
Pred n. Narshaii-The Black Horse and III
| Minnie n CaiiwelI-nsliai of CArniiha
| jaime. D. Noofy-' hathsm on Amrftc.n 81
Mabel y. whiiman-farsdise and mere
| Music.
Jc-sph n. Merrili-Damon and Pythias.
Abbis =. Jordan PsrrhAsius and the csI
tive
Charles W. stiiiing.-An Appeal TO Arms.
Music.
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Albany.

The steam mill of J. J. McAills,sr was
burned Friday night. The engine house
AMI the main bel, were saved; other belt.
aud mac hlnery all Lost; also one wagon.
No Insurance.. lie will reballi a. once.
william II Mssou. Of the north part al
The town. received quite . severe irjary In
ths head ~ the limo OF falling tree. Ills
reason was dethroned for while; he Is
now hstter.
Hay Is icing Distributed quite IsisEly on
sieds.
Oar blacksmith. n. II. Foster, IL quite
busy settisg cart AMI wagon Tires. Thus
The people show their faith In The promise
% sammer.
Isaac Fliat saw two besatifal deer pass
very near his house . few days ago. Deer
have bsen seen 10 other parts OF the town.
wsrdwtll a Cole are making improve
ments on their house beside painting The
outsiie-thc uunt house.
Dexter Cummings and Jusiiee Asplnvall
ar painting inside.
Thsron Cammiugs IL shiugiing his stable.
All AntreSs l. mskiug extensive re-
pairs on bis house-the \ L. Haskell house
-Onc % ths oldest houses In town.
O.gooi Drew Il sbou, painting bis
house.
George Clark has JOB Of painting a, the
Corner.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-04-26
soIITU BrrUII..

II looks A. though spring had come
stephen Ksish, commenced plowing II.
Thursday.
The annual Fast Day party WAS held Al
II. IIodsdon's this year. Maple sugar on
snow constituted the dinner. supper a
O'Clock. consistlng'of oysters and pastry
All seemed % efJoy themselves aud regret
that Fast Day comes hut once In year.
The sugsrins season IL sbou, over and
II hs. proved . much better year than er
pectsi ~ frst
E.E Chase has gone TO Sunday River
% work on the drive.
A. II. Stevens, who has beeb At kent'
ilIll for the pas, year, has been q, home OF
. short yislt.
Joel Good sin has recently been awarded
. pension Of - per mouth and $500 bach
pay.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-04-26
WEST PARIS.

Fred Scott has been sent here as station
agent by the Grand Trunk Hallway Com
pany. lie 1. very pleasant and sgreeshis
man. well adapted 10 sui, the people doing
business At IN. station.
Frank l. Mooney has been appointed ss
station agent At West Milan. Frank wa.
one OF our worthy young men, and the best
Wishes OF hi. community 20 with him.
Daniel Day has been appointed night
telegraph operator; Q better selection 10
sult the people here could no, have been
made.
oar hardware man. John Andrews. IL
putting his lot In readiness, on the corner
OF Maple and Maine Streets, for bis large
two story buililne-the lower part 40 be
used ~ stove. tin and hardware Store
the upper part for residence.
& II Lane IL putting bis lot In readiness
on the corner % Mslu Street AMI Pleasant
Avenue. for . large two'story building,
t0xs0. with out-bulliings. The lover Moor
will be used for dry and fancy good. and
grocery store; the upper part be VIII nnl'h
A. his residence.
Israel Emmous has bis lumber on the
spn, 20 bald Q large two-story bollding.
with store on the lower door. aud ten
smsn, on the second n,or; will commence
building a. soon a. be can PIT In bis un'
dsrpinning.
X T. Jadklns IL soon to bald two.
story house on the corner OF Pleasant Az
cnus and . cross street
A large, double tenement, tvo-s,ory
brlldlug, I am Informed. will soon be buili
ON Pleasant Avenue. Other new buildings
are now In contemplation, 20 be built The
coming sumner.
\. W. Dunhsm IL pu,ilne In alarge stock
OF lumber and building material, spd get
ting ready for the busy season.
Oar chair factory IL working N It's fnll
capacity, and Increasing it, help - fast -
new machinery can be go, In working or
der.
oar place Is already getting . boom from
this business ihs, Is both encouraging and
pleasing.
Hay Is very scarce; many farmers With
. stock OF ~ 10 Is head and lock OF
sheep. have been buylng hay FOR The past
month or more.
We have hsd a long. cold wiu,ef-i5
snow storms .ince November ~. averaging
. snow storm every % days up IN the
present time have rode In my sleigh >
months and 1? dsys-pr,,ty good Tor one
wiutsr. Ten miles above here, a. am In.
formed, there l. silll good sleighlng. and
many can record longer period OF s'sigh'
ing.
There mus, be some ,fjrt made 10 or.
g.nlr- . Ore department A. We are now
situated. while We erjoy the rapid growth
90 our vlllsgs. We are helpless In case OF
Ore and could do nothing but see oar VII.
lsgc wiped DOT by the danes Ciilteus OF
wss, Psrl. DO you feel sa.yto rest Ia this
way. 80 unprotected from nfsf Now IL
The time 20 set-noi after our place has
burned Let some ,rjfi be made ~ once !
IL can be doue N We only try.
l. u. Andrews has decided 10 make
change In hls business 10 this respect
While he Intends 20 sell goods on ereii,
a. low N any man In Oxford County be
has decided % make . cash price siill
lower a. al iudueemeui for people 10 save
money by paying cash.
Nay Dance q, Danhsm's Opera House.
Fridsy, April :9th. Half fare on Grand
Trunk Railway IRON Gorhsm. ". ii AMI
nom Mechanic Falls, Norway and south
Paris. Is expected.
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FAST BROwNFIHLD.

The eu,@rtalunsnt 20 be- given by ihs
W. e T. L wiil ~ At the Congregational
church. fridNy evening, April -f1h. ia
addition ~ NJ fnuts slugins there VII
b. Instrumental music by Miss Rose
wsdgesood II will be musical treat,
s1ch a. Ne AZ seldom favored With. and
- the enisrtslnm-ut 1. given Tor The oens-
n % The temperance work and The sinis'
sion very low. IL q. hoPcd there will b
fall house.
Them 1 O. will holi Apuh'ic meeting
AZ The school house In Dist No. on Wed
nssday evening". April 9Th.
The Congregational Circle met al The
par-ousT~ "Wednesday. April ~.
Ms. Mary Siicknsy l. visiting 10 Rox'
barry
LR Giles has returned from The West
The timber hauled during tie winter Il
bsiug surveyed ani pat In The river.
Fsst Day clear AM bright, bu, The trsv
sliug DOT fsvurAble for riding whieh oftsn'
times l. sTiIyed.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-04-26
OXFORD.

John Watson has sold cot 20 Cnaries
Robinson and has gone to Mass.
The min st welenville IL not running on
account OF high water.
There Il much sickness here. william
Rampus has bsrn sick With gsstritis. Lens
Duun has been very sick bat Il Improving
M.r,ha Andrews has been very SICK "''n
sry-lpelAs.
There vas an auction sale OF tns gooos
N the late Cyb.lis Fsunce on Tuesday ana
"Wednesday; n. T. Backnsm, suetlonsef.
Mark wsbbsr has lately losi one OF Ms
horses. c
RDoluson Mfg Company, also CiArt
Chapman. have lifted their dams VIII
.lulce- preparatory 20 the pssssse OF
large lot Of logs from Thompson Fond 70
Consnt. Lewiston.
The ice vent out OF the river 90 SUNDAY.
The ball ~ Central Hall. on Wedn.sdsy
.veul,r. was well sttsndeti music. jane
Jsns. l., violin. Fret Lamb -, Arthur
Sorss~or,hy corpst. john Hsrslfoo pas.
viol aud prompssr Oyster supper ~
Hlnss's
Tn~r, will be . grand ball a. Eares'
Hail. w.lehvllls. on wednesday evening
April 2sIh-
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DENMARK.

Charls Wood len thissnorning for Doe.
ton, he works for the Boston Ice Com
psny.
waldo Gilman started the ?O;h for Chi
esgo, I hear he IL going TO work Tor bic
uncle, Charles Dresser. formerly or THIS
town. but FOR q number OF years mer'
chant In Chicago.
Frrd Hodge Of windhsm. John OF Turner
and Edward of Boston. are In town 10 al
tend 10 their father. J. q. Hodge. who 10
seriously sick. Dr. Sawyer OF Brownnsld
IL attending him. A physician from Fort.
land has been here In consultation with the
attending DR..
Irving NJ ,yo and Mrs. Sarah Watson are
~ home this week.
Jscob O. Jordan Of Colorado arrived In
town last Saturday from Florida. where be
spent the winter. Amer q short Well
among friends here be will return To Col
orsdo, where he IL enFsged In mining on.
srstions. His sister. Mrs. II. y. Smith. OF
Portland. IL with him.
ZEE Swan II mskiug preparations Tor
building large blacksmith chop.
A II Jones aud family have moved 10
Lawrence, Mass
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BETHEL.

A. T. Kelilher OF Bethel Vas at work on
his logs In Riley Plantation. Saturday. the
10Th Inst. and WAS carried through we
.llp on cake OF Ice, and must hsve Loot
his life n help had not been Of hand and
shu, the gate. lie Vas badly bruised ana
sufY.r,d Internal irjaries, but Dr. Hin
thlnk. he will come out oil right .
william Kendall OF Bethel. st work In y.
L. Chspmsn's min st North Bethel. vas
csurh, in the belting and carried over TIE
.hsftlts and received injuries which VIII
probably prove fatal II. Was entirely De,
nuded OF clothing. limbs broken, sknli
crushed. and where be lay upon the shan'
inc th. i-sh Was burned % . crisp.
The Grand Trunk Railway have ~ men
loading railroad sieepsrs at Bethel station
ana Distributing them upon the line OF the
road.
The sugar orchards have given good
f,,u Of sap the past week.
The nslds are looking quite bare
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MASON.

In spite OF oil the croskins We are hsv
ing . good sap spring. Sap 10 sweei, and
runs right smart
Rev. A. n. wi,hsm came very near los
ing his house by Gre last Saturday night
Late In the evening the Gre caught In the
wood work near the funnel OF the stove,
aud had IL no, been discovered Just ss II
WAS, II would have BEEN Impossible 10 pa'
IL out Have not yet learned OF the amount
OF damage. People cannot be too cautious
sboa, their chimnsys.
Horscs Iiutchinsou and bis son Arthur
have gone to Norway. Arthur Il 10 work
for X X Morrill, this season.
Archie commenced work for 5. ID. Pill
brook last Monday.
l. A. Bean IL running bis birch NH day
and night now, II will not take bin long
10 saw what be has on hand.
william II Mason OF North Albany. ws'
badly hurt by falling tree while q, wors
In his sugar. place one day last week have
no, heard from him since the day be was
hart.
NC Mills 10 getting ou, again; does
some chores.
Pigs are scarce here this spring.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-04-26
BROwNFIELD

The snow sesms more inclined 10 s,aJ
than q leave, bat IL l. leaving slowly
much 20 'he satisfaction OF al.
SIR LIBBY. the proprietor OF the P'qua~
kst House. l. having the hotel painted In
Tide snd out. also i bulliln. piszts on
The front % bis house.
Mr Blake l. painting bis store.
Amoug The ladies. hOase-elssning seems
10 ~ The general topic Of the week.
So Mayo " Cornish Il visiting al j
I. friuk's.
Lawrence Morrison OF Cornish IL visit
ing Al his fathsr's in this village.
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EAST SUMNER.

Nr william Bosworth. % Oxford. has
tssn csliug upon relatives sni old &C
elsrtaaCs- ~ Essf Samner. lie Sas Tor
ufr'y afs-lisut - Sumnsr.
Charlie. son Of Llry Doisn. on Fast
Dsy hsf'y lflursd his l-g bear The ankis
Il.rt Df CAlfssl was called. and pro-
tClrcef The lgamsut fractured. TIE
rosi. So, 80 bad that M Dr. wAs brought
Cu q aauf car. ard returned ~ Tie SANE
conveyance.
TO carloads o. potatoes were shipped
'ruu S1mnsr station last s-ek one ~
Gfs0r Eus. The other BY Frank l. Bar
ftit Thy paid as. pr oashsL
J Abnoit i shipping lanner % Al
bern 81 hald = residence and iutsnds u
1Cve iaers rsxt month oar Cititsns gen
ia sll rsgrst 90 part via 80 geniA
an sofihy nan a. Mr. Abbott
) e HeAli 4. vt Asay ~ Aotovsr AM
- sl's a. Dnfrid- They are greatly
z.sssi In The churcr services snd choir.
SIugTM.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-04-26
LOWELL.

We are (22i inst blowing the ice and
snow from the roads 20 allow the heavy
teams and stage 10 20 on wheels.
For the past week or more u. u. Charles
and Henry ID. Walker have had crew oil
40 or more men driving the logs 10 kesfar
River.
a. X. Hsmblen hurt his foot quite badly
recently by the falling OF . bolt In the mill.
He II better now.
DR.. Mabry OF North Fryeburs Was In
town yesterday To vislt Mrs. II W. Gray.
I notice In the DExocRAr Of two weeks
ago that w. NJ. Brooks Of Norway has
taught over sixty terms OF school, proba'
bly more than any other man IN the coup'
~. Rev. NJ X. Many. Of Hiram. now
statioped % Livermore. has taught %
mary a. one hundred and ten terms-ra'
thsr more than that number, ! think.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-04-26
NORWAY LAKE.

The salvation Army held their second
meeting In this place last Sunday after
noon; quite large number were present
Mrs. l. Partridge IL visiting relatives
a. Gardiner AMI Portland.
\. A. Stevens IL having his ballilng'
newly painted. stephen Poitle. ilorse'
Churchin and Prescott Snsll are doing The
work for him.
Charles witt Il In the place on short
visit u Hiram Hathaway.
The travelling Il stiil qulte bad and tbs
weather IL some warmer than II has been
while one or Two croqust sets have re'
Gently made their appearance.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-04-26
GII.HAD.

Sprlug has fairly come. The snow i
fat disspp. airing And the Ice Il slowl,
hrvskiug ~ In N. river; wheels take th'
pl.cs of runners thi- week.
We cane very near losing the bridge
over Will River = fes days ago. caused oy
TIE icr l,mmiug ~ The moath aud ihe va
Ter rose high enOagh 90 cause The Ice 70
crush through The side. doing considerable
damage bat nothing serious.
Hsy l. very scarce; qaite = number oil
% farm~rs have bOaght,-somsihiug ths,
never did hefore. 4 rumber ~ car losd.
% pressed hay have been sold here ~ 81
= tnu.
A drunksr row has been raised Al ths
village tsO Snnisys In succession Sons
arrests have been maize and light nnes In
r1srt
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-04-26
RuMFORD POINT.

slelghlng Is fast disappearing.
John Howe has returned home from
Massachusetts.
winlfred Howe has returned from Byron
where she has been attending school.
Orrin Holt and wife have been In town
Kate Howe has gone 20 Franklin, Mass,
10 see 4 sister who IL very sick.
We are glad 10 hear that Me. Hodedou
escaped from his railroad accident, with
out serious Injuries.
MAGNETIC Lirilshale Is visiting her sisisl
on Ellis River.
Lena Abbott Is engaged TO teach ,h'
school In this village.
The Ice hasn't gone out OF the river yet
saw that come one had reported tha'
voodchucks were out Coons are out too
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Upton.

III SisArns was In town wednesday.
Tie bought four lsrge oxen OF Enoeh Abbott
and too OF Arson CASH.
Charlie Benefit of Nevry bought The
Besrcs horse % II. T. Chase.
There l. shout the usual amount oil
horses and oxen changing owners q, this
season OF the year, also losfsr. waiting TOT
the drive. which seems slow In coming.
The Thermometer registered - degrees
above zero AZ sunrise Tharsdsy morniog.
IL l. expected that Mr.. WILLIAMSON OF
Bangor. woo Vas oar pastor last summer.
will spend bis vacation here this season.
Mrs samuel Ssfgen, has gone IN Mass.
10 Wilt her daughter, whom she has not
seen Tor iC years.
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FAST WATERFORD.

M.rried-At the residence OF the brides
parents. April 10th. by Rev. G. NJ. Abbott,
willard Back Of Norway. and Jessie III
Hodgdon OF this place.
Mrs. 3. Y. Milistt OF welehvills IL visit
ing q, the home OF her father, +. N. Has.
keli.
Charles w. Kilgore has engaged TO work
the coming s~ason for Charles l. Plum.
msr, Herbert Wood, Of Norway Lake, for
8 s. Hall, John W. Keen for George A.
Alilar